Sarah Scott, Class of 2024
LSU Law student Sarah Scott wanted to give back to the community that she has called “home” for the past two years.
“Louisiana has given so much to me in the time that I have been here so I would like to return the favor in some way,” said Scott, a South Carolina native and 3L at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
She found the opportunity to give back in her summer clerkship with the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights. At the nonprofit law office, she assists with juvenile life without parole cases and other juvenile defense cases. She works with lawyers, social workers, investigators, and youth advocates to provide a holistic legal defense for juveniles that addresses both the causes and consequences of their arrest.
“Public interest work is one of the most important areas of law but also underappreciated,” said Scott, whose dream job is to be a policymaker in Washington D.C.
Her fellowship with the Public Interest Law Society was instrumental to her working with Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights. While she enjoys public interest work, she understands participating in unpaid internships is not possible for most students and values the assistance a PILS fellowship provides.
“Many students would not have the opportunity to participate in this type of work without it,” Scott said.
She appreciates the generosity of the Dean’s Council, which also funds several scholarship awards for students during the academic year.
“Although public interest work is so rewarding, it is a financial relief to be compensated as law students,” Scott said. “I am so appreciative that you all support public interest work with this fellowship. Thank you.”
